Busy boy this week, this is my second submission today. I set a target of one unit of Cavalry a week and it's been a great driver to keep the output going. Here we have my second unit of Gendarme (this challenge) for my 28mm Italian Wars Project.
As with the previous unit, these are Foundry Miniatures with the lovely addition of a couple of Petes Flags from eBay.
The unit is representative of Pier Orsini (1523 -1583) a Condottiero from the later part of the Italian Wars. Orsini inherited the duchy of Bomarzo seven years after the death of his father, mostly thanks to an intercession by Alessandro Cardinal Farnese (the future Pope Paul III). He later married Alessandro's relative Giulia Farnese.
As with my previous unit I have taken cues for the dress and livery of the figures from the design of the flags.
6 x 28mm Cavalry at 10 points each and a couple for the flags should give me 62 points for both the main total and the Renaissance Side Duel, which with the points from the Pike Block is a reet grand haul.
It would be rude not to include a group shot of the Gendarme to date for the Challenge (above) and for the entire Project (below).
This is the project that keeps on giving. These look spectacular and combined with the rest of the Gendarme that is one formidable and utterly spectacular unit. I love looking at a good cavalry unit, it's just a pity I'm such a rubbish cavalry commander when I play. My ability to wipe out my own mounted troops is fast becoming legendary. To do so with such a well-painted unit would be as close to blasphemy as a wargamer can get.
Sixty points for the figures, two for the flags and I'm rounding up and awarding another three for the quality bringing this up to 65 Points.
Lee
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